Golf bag



Aug. 29, 1933. E. GARFINKEL GOLF BAG Filed Oct. 24, 1951 my" X ATTORNEY is shown in Patented Aug 29, 1933 Thisf-in-vention}relates, generally, to improve ments in golfbagsand the same has reference, more particularly, to an improved carrying han 7 die structure for golf bags having means in c'onnection therewith to receive and display identifying indicia of ownership; H a

This invention has for its principal object to provide a novel carryinghandle structure for golf bags comprising-a base plate having handle anchor members connected therewith with which the ends of a handle gripfare. connected; said base plate having a receiving pocket open at one end for holding the bag ownerscard orname plate, and a display aperture communicating with 1 1 said pocket through stood from'the following detailed description of Jthe same. i illustrative the accompanying drawing, in ,whichzi a Fig. '1 is a perspective view of a golf bag equipped with the novel carrying handle'struc- 'ture according to this invention; Fig. 2 is-a front elevation of the upper end portion of the golf bag andhandle structure, drawn on an enlarged etc. 7

, it taken-on line 3--3 in-FigQ 2; and Fig. 4 is a transverse section, takenon line 44 in Fig. 2. Similar characters of reference are employed in the above described views, to indicate corresponding parts. a j V Referring to said drawing, the reference character 5 indicates the usually. cylindrical body of the bag, having the closed bottonien'd member 6,,and the open upper endor mouth'l. The bag body may be selectively made of any suitableinar terial such as leather, heavygtextile fabric, fibre,

Applied exteriorly to thelbag body, to extend longitudinally downward from the open top end i of the same, is a-b'ase'plate or strip 8., This base plate or strip is'usually madeoi heavy leather or other relatively strong'and tough materials and serves to furnish a strong and durable'base for the-support of a carrying handle in connection with the upper portion of the' bag. When the bag is made of textile fabric, such' e. as canvas, it is desirable to .interpose between the bag body and the base plate or strip 8 an'addithis invention, not at this stitching 1 5, further' bin ding" the embodiment of this "invention- -ing the latter to an Said base plate or s rip orstrip' 8 togethergwith thereeziforcinglamina-f E 'tiOn'QlWhenthe same isempleyed; ,iS Preferably. V secured to the bag body b'y rows of stitching 2 I 10 respectively sewn therethrough to extend along the'side marginaliedge portions thereofg r v Applied upo ni'said base plate or "strip 13, in longitudinally spaced apartrelation, are anchor members 11 having underturn'ed tongues 12 to provide' loop-portions l3. "Said junderturned- V 3 tongues 12 being secured: in such'relation by i rivets l4, which extend through-the assembled anchor-members 11, tongues ,l2 ,jbase-plate or strip '8' 1 and bag body 5,. thus,-additionally xqumrEo @STATE S PATENTdQFFlCE ;"Yf'1,9z4,547 t V f -yGbiiFfiliQ ii-QQEQ, I y Emi le 'CiarfinkeLi Application O'ctober 24, 931;istaa so.;5m,iss I Q Ciainisif[gollziscgdi5jf ff' securingthese parts in operative assembled re- 9 lation. The marginal edge portions of said-an,-

chormembers lljmay be additionally secured by underlying ,baseplate orstripli8. f]

Engaged through and pivotally connected with anchor members 11. I

said base plate or; strip is looselyseparated' from base plate or strip?) andthe underlying structure,"

" same to the l the loop-portions 13 r of Y the respective anchorf g meinbers' 1-1 are coupling rings ldwhich arealso a respectively engagedthrough the eyes 317 at the f ends ofa handle grip 18,'thus,operativelyconnectj I extension between said *3, preferably at a point between the anchor members liliandintermediate the stitch ed down longitudinal side margins of thebag body or the*reenforcing-lamination 9- 1 Whe're the latter ispemployed to, formapocket space 19 underlying said base platehorstrip. A transverse rowf of stitchesZO is sewnfacross thef pocket space 19. 3 Said base plateor'strip 8 ispro 19 'as'established by the" transverse stitching 20,

ing 22 communicating with the interior of said pocket space: a

The pocket space 19 provides a convenient of the carrying handle structure of' the ba g for applying tothelatter indicia for identifying ownership thereof To this end the owner may quick- V 7 ly and easily insert his name card-23, through q the access slot 21 and into thepocket space 19 vided, in suitably spaced relationlto andprefer V ably above the bottom limitfof said pocket space 1 witha transverse open slot 21 g'ivingaccess to the 9. interiorof, said pocket space 19. Said base plate 7, 1

or strip 8, between the'establis'hed bottom lim'it of Y the pocket space and the access slot 21, is cut away 'to provide a longitudinaldisplayaperture or open:

until the same is'stoppe'd by the bottom limitof the latter provided by the transversestitching 1119b a, wher u on the armed its identifying data 4 will be registered'ben'eath the display aperture or opening22 so as to be-easilyvisib le therethrough. It will be understood that various changes may be made in the above described constructiomand zmany apparently widely different embodiments of this invention could be made Without departing from the scope thereof; it is therefore intended Q thatall matter contained in the above description 1.11m golf bag,a

or shown intheaccompanying drawinglshall be .interpreted as"illustrative, and not in a limiting sense; I

Iclaim:

comprising a reenforcing base plate secured longi- 'tudinally to the bag bodyalong its longitudinal -margins, said baseplate having a receiving pocket space underlyingits body intermediate its 1ongi-- tudinal margins anda transverse access slot lead ing thereinto; said base plate having a display aperture to expose a name card inserted within carrying handle structure said pocketia hand grip, and means beyond the limits of-said pocket for connecting the ends of said hand grip to said base plate.

' 2, In a golf bag, a carrying handle structure comprising a reenforcing base plate longitudinallyapplied to the exterior side of the ba g'bodyysaid base plate being secured to said bag body by stitching extending alongits marginal edge portions and so as to define the sides of a receiving pocket underlying said base'plate; a transverse pocket, said base plate having atransv erse access slot leadinginto said pocket, and said base-plate havingin its body, between said transverse row of 1 7 -85 row of stitches joining said base plate and bag 1 bodyflto provide a bottom limitfor said receiving 

